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Slovakians protest PM Fico over govt pro-Russia policy shift
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2/8/2025
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There are thousands shouting slogans in the centre of Bratislava, sending a message to
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their Prime Minister Robert Fitzo, whose policies have been heavily criticised for being pro-Russian
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as he seeks closer ties with Moscow.
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The leftist Prime Minister's recent remarks on a foreign policy change, suggesting Slovakia's
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withdrawal from the EU and NATO, have angered many.
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The reason I came here is very simple. I want to live in Slovakia, which belongs to the
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European Union. I don't want to live in Russia.
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Though Robert Fitzo has denied making such comments, for some Slovakians the threat of
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a radicalisation of power seems palpable. Since he was elected for the fourth time in
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October 2023, Fitzo is one of the few European Union leaders who has drawn closer to the
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Kremlin, travelling to Moscow last December to meet with President Putin and halting military
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aid deliveries to Ukraine.
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The Slovak Prime Minister, who survived an assassination attempt in May 2024, has also
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accused opponents of preparing a coup in the country, in an increasingly tense political
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climate marked by weeks of anti-government protests, where many are calling on him to
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resign.
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Today, all free and peaceful, but the satisfied citizen must unite to ensure that we are not
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swallowed by a Russian-style dictatorship in the near future. Slovakia is Europe. Resign.
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This wave of rallies, which took place across 41 different locations in Slovakia, is the
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largest since the 2018 demonstrations, sparked by the murder of a journalist investigating
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corruption in the country. The ensuing political crisis ended with the collapse of Robert Fitzo's
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previous government.
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